Airports / New York / ALB
Albany International Airport
KALB / ALBAlbany, New YorkELEV 285 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
8 nm
To the nearest alternate
Schenectady County Airport (SCH) — 2 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Albany International Airport (KALB / ALB) is a large commercial airport serving Albany, New York. The airport sits 285 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into ALB for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Schenectady County Airport (SCH, 8 nm), Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport (GFL, 37 nm), and Westfield-Barnes Regional Airport (BAF, 60 nm).
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What fliers highlight
Easy in & out
5/5 reviews“There’s also a wide variety of places to eat and grab a coffee, making it easy to settle in before a flight.”
Shahida Alvarado5★ on Google
Terminal & facilities
3/5 reviews“There’s also a wide variety of places to eat and grab a coffee, making it easy to settle in before a flight.”
Shahida Alvarado5★ on Google
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Field capability
ICAO
KALB
IATA
ALB
FAA / Local
ALB
Elevation
285 ft
Coordinates
42.7483° N · 73.8017° W
Airspace
C · CharlieClass C — CharlieRadar-controlled airspace around mid-size hubs. Aircraft must be in two-way radio contact and squawking a transponder while approach control sequences arrivals.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Large
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs NY fields
state range 6–2,135 ft
At 285 ft, ALB sits lower than 62% of the 50 New York fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 8nmSCHSchenectady County AirportSchenectady
- 37nmGFLFloyd Bennett Memorial AirportGlens Falls
- 60nmBAFWestfield-Barnes Regional AirportWestfield
- 60nmRUTRutland - Southern Vermont Regional AirportRutland
- 65nmCEFWestover Metropolitan Airport / Westover Air Reserve BaseChicopee
- 67nmPOUDutchess County AirportPoughkeepsie
Destinations served
Location
Open the full mapKALB · Albany International Airport · Albany, NY
From the ramp
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